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Shandong Haike Chemical Co., Ltd. achieved a major breakthrough in China's sustainable aviation fuel sector with the successful startup of its 500,000 tonnes per year SAF production facility on March 1, 2025. The plant represents the first commercial deployment of Axens Vegan® hydroprocessing technology in Asia and establishes a new benchmark for large-scale renewable aviation fuel production in the region.

#haike #shandonghaike #haikechemical #saf #sustainableaviationfuel #hefa #hefaspk #axens #vegan #biofuel #china #dongying #shandong #biofuels #sustainability

We are pleased to share a new ppPLUS resource detailing the DMTO (Methanol-to-Olefins) technology, developed by the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) and their partners.

Light olefins—ethylene and propylene—are the building blocks for countless modern products: plastics, synthetic rubbers, fibers, and more. Traditionally, these are produced by steam cracking of naphtha or other oil-derived feedstocks. As the world looks for greater energy and feedstock security and sustainability, MTO technology stands out by enabling the direct production of olefins from methanol, which can be synthesized from coal, natural gas, biomass, or captured CO₂.

DMTO: The World’s Leading Technology

The DMTO process, pioneered and continuously advanced by DICP, is the world’s foremost MTO technology in terms of scale, efficiency, and impact:

🔵 Innovation Leadership: DICP’s breakthroughs—including the landmark SAPO-34 catalyst and fluidized bed reactor system—opened a practical, competitive route from methanol (coal-based or otherwise) to olefins.

🔵 Industrial Scale: By 2020, over 8 million tonnes of annual olefin capacity in China had been built on DMTO and DMTO-II plants, with more than 26 global licenses issued.

🔵 Process Evolution: Third-generation (DMTO-III) plants achieve record selectivity (85-90%) for ethylene and propylene and further reduce methanol consumption per tonne of olefins produced.

🔵 Integrated Upgrades: The process can incorporate C₄ conversion (achieving higher yields and better energy balances) and has led to “Methanol-to-Propylene” variants to answer evolving market needs.

Strategic Impact: Unlocking Coal and De-Risking Energy Supply

For China and other coal-rich countries, DMTO allows the transformation of abundant coal resources into high-value chemicals—drastically reducing reliance on imported oil and gas.

🔵 It supports national economic security, local jobs, and value-added industry around coal conversion.

🔵 The technology also provides a platform to transition towards cleaner methanol sources (biomass, CCUS), future-proofing the olefins sector.

Learn More and Connect

The deployment of DMTO is one of the defining success stories of applied catalysis and process engineering in the 21st century.

For anyone interested in the intersection of energy, chemicals, and strategic resource management, DMTO offers a robust, proven solution with international relevance.

Discover details, process fundamentals, historical milestones, and technology generations in this dedicated ppPLUS resource.

Let’s connect and discuss how methanol-to-olefins and related technologies are shaping the future of the global chemicals industry.

#mto #dmto #coaltochemicals #coaltoolefins #sinopec #honeywell #kbr #dalianinstituteofchemicalphysics #chineseacademyofsciences #china #dicp

🚀 We've published a comprehensive assessment of MTO/DMTO technologies on ppPLUS, covering the complete value chain from coal gasification through polymer-grade olefins production.

🔬 Key Technical Insights:
✅ Detailed reactor design (fluidized-bed at 400-450°C, 3 bar)
✅ Process optimization including methanol + steam co-feeding for catalyst stability
✅ Complex product recovery requiring cryogenic separation (-90°C demethanizer)
✅ Comprehensive market analysis showing China's dominance (24 commercial plants up to March 2021)

📊 Technology Landscape (up to March 2021):
🟢 DMTO (DICP/Sinopec): 68.6% global market share, 15.25 MMTA capacity
🟢 UOP/Hydro-MTO: 15.8% market share, proven alternative
🟢 Sinopec S-MTO: 15.6% market share, growing presence

The assessment includes detailed process flowsheets, economic considerations, and real-world applications from Shenhua Baotou to the latest mega-projects like Inner Mongolia Baofeng's 3 Mt/y facility.

Essential reading for anyone involved in coal-to-chemicals, methanol upgrading, or olefins production planning.

#mto #dmto #coaltochemicals #coaltoolefins #sinopec #honeywell #uop #kbr #dicp #dalianInstituteofchemicalphysics #chineseacademyofsciences #china #methanoltoolefins

Changxing Island National Economic and Technological Development Zone | Credit: Invest in China

Project Overview: PetroChina has approved a final investment decision (FID) for a new multi-billion-dollar refinery and petrochemical complex in northeast China's Dalian. The project
represents a strategic replacement of the company's aging 410,000 bpd Dalian Petrochemical refinery, which completed its closure in June 2025.

Operator and Ownership: PetroChina (through its parent company CNPC) will be the sole operator of the new refinery complex. The project is being developed as a direct replacement for the closed Dalian Petrochemical Corp facility, maintaining state ownership under the PetroChina umbrella.

Location Details: The new complex will be constructed on Changxing Island, approximately two hours' drive from downtown Dalian in Liaoning Province. The specific location is part of the Dalian Changxing Island (Xizhong Island) Petrochemical Industrial Base, which is being developed as a world-class green petrochemical industrial hub.

Project Capacity and Configuration: The approved complex comprises:
🔵 Crude oil refinery: 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) capacity; This represents a significant downsizing from the original 410,000 bpd capacity of the closed Dalian facility, reflecting China's shift from fuel production to higher-value petrochemicals. The refinery will incorporate modern hydroprocessing units for producing both fuel products and petrochemical feedstocks.
🔵 Ethylene complex: 1.4 million metric tonnes per year capacity. The ethylene complex will likely employ steam cracking technology for olefin production.
🔵 Downstream units: Polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyolefin elastomer production

Investment and Cost: The project carries an estimated total cost of 68.5 billion yuan ($9.56 billion). This substantial investment reflects the complex's integrated refining and petrochemical capabilities, along with the necessary infrastructure development on Changxing Island.

Construction Timeline and Start-up Schedule: PetroChina has already begun preliminary infrastructure construction, including jetty and pipeline installation. The construction phase is expected to span multiple years given the project's complexity. Based on similar projects and the scale involved, commercial operations are anticipated to start in the late 2020s to early 2030s. The timeline reflects the comprehensive scope of work required for both the refinery and integrated petrochemical facilities, along with supporting infrastructure on Changxing Island.

Information sources: PR Newswire, Reuters, Hyrocarbon Processing, Inspection Engineering, Tank Terminals, Oil Price, Iran Oil & Gas, Discovery Alert, Insights Global, Channel News Asia.

#changxing #changxingisland #dalian #china #refinery #cnpc #petrochina

Hangzhou Oxygen Plant Group (Hangyang) is a supplier of air separation units and cryogenic petrochemical equipment and a flagship enterprise in China's gases industry.

#asu #airseparationunit #oxygenplant #china #oxygen #hangzhou #hangyang #industrialgases

We’ve just refreshed our ppPLUS profile for the Baofeng Circular Economy Industrial Park in Yinchuan—now with an accurate, detailed value-chain breakdown from coal mining and washing through syngas/methanol synthesis to MTO olefins and downstream PE, PP, EVA, VAM and specialty chemicals.

Explore the updated description and satellite views of this fully integrated, low-carbon coal-chemical hub.

#coaltochemicals #greenhydrogen #china #ningxiabaofeng #yinchuan #baofengenergygroup

June 24, 2020 -- ZheJiang Petroleum & Chemical (ZPC) has selected Axens’ catalysts for its pyrolysis gasoline (Pygas) selective hydrogenation units part of the 1400 KTA grassroots ethylene plant Phase 1 in Zhoushan City, China.
The ethylene cracker is part of ZPC’s grassroots integrated refining and petrochemical complex echoing China’s current national economic development plan.

In 2016, ZPC started the first design studies and simultaneously the first technical discussions with Axens. At end of 2019, ZPC Phase 1 steam cracker was started-up and all olefins and aromatics products very rapidly reached the targeted specifications.

Following the successful start-up of Phase 1 Pygas units, ZPC recently selected Axens for the supply of the selective hydrogenation catalysts for the Phase 2 of the project. A new ethylene cracker (2 trains) will be added raising the ZPC’s total ethylene capacity to 4200 KTA. Axens will supply catalysts for the MAPD (methylacetylene and propadiene) and phenylacetylene hydrogenation units as well as the catalysts for the Pygas first and second stage units.

When completed, the new plant will be the largest steam cracker in China and one of the largest in the world.
Axens’ latest generation of high performance selective hydrogenation catalysts combines state-of-the-art alumina carriers and cutting-edge metal impregnation technologies. High activity, easy regeneration, highly competitive cost-to-fill, are among the key advantages of these catalysts.

#zhejiang #zpc #petrochemical #zhoushan #china #pygas #hydrogenation #pygas #madp

INVISTA Nylon Chemicals (China) Co. is strategically located at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP) in Shanghai's Jinshan district.

#invista #china #operations #nylon #polyamide

INVISTA (China) Investment Co., Ltd. holds 100 percent of the equity in INVISTA Nylon Chemicals (China) Co., Ltd.

#invista #china #nylon

Air Products Lu’An (Changzhi) gasification site has been added.

#airproducts #coal #coalgasification #syngas #changhzi #china

#airproducts #luan #changhzi #china #gasification #coal

Aerospace Long March Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (CECO) has been added.

#ceco #aerospace #longmarch #chemicalengineering #china #gasifier #gasification #htl

#casc #china #aerospace #gasification

#ningxia #baofeng #china #baofengenergy #coal #greenhydrogen #gasification #coaltoolefins #sustainability

#china #university #scienceandtechnology #ecust #gasification #coalgasification

SRC refinery aerial view | Credit: SRC Facebook page, 23rd Dec 2022

Chevron's move to divest its 50% stake in the Singapore Refining Company (SRC) signals a pivotal strategic recalibration, driven by evolving pressures in Asia's refining landscape. This decision, confirmed in a June 19, 2025 report from Reuters, aligns with a broader industry trend where Western energy giants are streamlining portfolios amid challenging regional economics. The SRC refinery—a 290,000 bpd joint venture with PetroChina—confronts intensifying structural headwinds, including feedstock cost volatility, regional oversupply, and competition from China's integrated refining-petrochemical complexes. These factors, coupled with shrinking margins across Asian refineries, render Chevron's exit both a targeted portfolio optimization and a response to systemic market shifts.

SRC's operational context underscores systemic headwinds.

SRC’s operational context underscores the depth of structural challenges now facing independent refiners in Asia. While the Jurong Island-based SRC refinery is equipped with advanced units such as residue catalytic crackers and hydrocrackers, it must contend with the formidable scale and integration of China’s new mega-refineries. The economics of feedstock procurement have become increasingly unfavorable: Singapore is wholly reliant on imported crude, while Chinese refiners have gained a significant cost advantage by securing discounted Russian oil in the wake of shifting global trade flows. At the same time, China’s aggressive expansion in petrochemical capacity—evidenced by a 25% surge in ethylene output since 2023—has saturated regional markets with olefins, driving down margins for less-integrated players like SRC. These pressures mirror the earlier exit of CPChem—a Chevron group's subsidiary—from its Singapore HDPE joint venture, sold to Aster in 2024 amid similar margin erosion.

Market intelligence signals deeper regional strains.

Recent ppPLUS analyses (Communications #3754, #3812, #3854, , #3879, #3881 and #3885, ) highlight Asia's refining overcapacity, where utilization rates remain below 75% despite regional demand growth. China's export-oriented model exacerbates this; its chemical exports surged 18% year-on-year in Q1 2025, undercutting Singapore-based producers. Meanwhile, SRC's niche—producing ultra-low-sulfur diesel and high-octane gasoline—faces competition from China's integrated refining-chemical complexes, which achieve cost synergies unavailable to smaller players. Chevron's retreat thus exemplifies a strategic pivot away from assets vulnerable to state-subsidized competition.


SRC Refinery Assets | Market Intelligence by ppPLUS

Potential buyers face complex calculus.

PetroChina, as JV partner, holds first-right options but may resist full ownership given SRC's exposure to Chinese oversupply. Private equity firms could pursue carve-outs of SRC's infrastructure (e.g., cogeneration plants or VLCC-capable berths), though regulatory hurdles loom. Alternatively, regional players like Thailand's PTTEP may leverage SRC for feedstock diversification, albeit amid persistent margin uncertainties. The divestment process will test appetite for assets requiring capital-intensive decarbonization upgrades to remain competitive beyond 2030.

This move underscores a broader industry inflection point.

As Chevron joins ExxonMobil and Shell in scaling back Asian downstream exposure, the region's refining model increasingly favors integrated national champions over international operators. SRC's fate will signal whether niche capabilities can offset structural disadvantages against China's cost-advantaged giants.

#chevron #chevronphillips #exxonmobil #shell #src #singapore #refinery #refining #petrochina #pttep #china #thailand

Fujian Zhongjing Petrochemical Co. created, propane terrminal and production site have also been added as well as polypropylene production plants and capacities.

#fujian #fujianzhongjing #china #polypropylene #spheripol #lyondellbasell #bopp #propane #cryogenictank #pdh #propylene

#chinaflexpack #chinaflexiblepackaging #chinaflexiblepackaginggroup #hongkong #china #fuzhouzhongjingpetrochemical #flexiblepackaging #pdg #polypropylene #bopp

Fujian Zhongjing Petrochemical Group has been added.

#fuzhou #fuzhouzhongjingpetrochemical #fzpgc #china #pdh #polypropylene #bopp #flexiblepackaging

#amurgcc #sibur #sinopec #amurcomplex #russia #china

SP Chemicals Gas Cracker. Credit: SP Chemicals.

Taixing, Jiangsu Province, China – May 2025

SP Chemicals, a leading Chinese petrochemical producer, has announced plans to significantly increase its use of ethane as feedstock at its flagship complex in eastern China, reflecting a broader industry move to cut costs and enhance competitiveness amid global oversupply and squeezed margins.

Ethane Utilization Set to Rise

Currently, SP Chemicals’ cracker in Taixing operates with ethane as about 75% of its feedstock. The company is now studying an increase to as much as 90% ethane utilization, according to CEO Chan Hian Siang. This shift is being evaluated in partnership with Technip, a global engineering firm, and would make SP Chemicals one of the most ethane-intensive operators in Asia.

Ethane, a derivative of U.S. shale gas, is typically cheaper than the more commonly used naphtha. With U.S. ethane exports projected to grow by 7% in 2025 and China recently waiving its 125% tariff on U.S. ethane imports, the economics for ethane cracking have become even more favorable. SP Chemicals sources its ethane primarily from Enterprise Products Partners, a major U.S. supplier.

Infrastructure Expansion

To support the increased ethane use, SP Chemicals will invest between 400 and 500 million yuan (approximately $56–69 million) to construct a new 200,000-cubic-meter ethane storage facility at the Taixing site, nearly doubling current storage capacity. The company also plans to build three new Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) by 2028 to secure long-term supply logistics.

Industry Context

The move comes as Asian petrochemical producers face thin profit margins and global oversupply. Flexible crackers—those able to process both naphtha and ethane—are seen as best positioned to weather market volatility. Other regional players, such as South Korea’s YNCC and Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical, are also ramping up ethane use to maintain cost competitiveness.

SP Chemicals was the first in China to operate a fully gas-based ethylene cracker, starting up its 650,000 tpa (now 780,000 tpa) facility in 2019. The cracker supplies ethylene to the company’s vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and styrene units, as well as the merchant market.

Strategic Impact

By increasing ethane utilization, SP Chemicals aims to:

• Lower feedstock costs and improve margins in a challenging market.
• Enhance operational flexibility and resilience.
• Secure long-term supply through expanded storage and shipping.

CEO Chan Hian Siang noted that “ethane remains cheaper than alternative feedstocks,” underscoring the company’s commitment to cost leadership and innovation.

Outlook

SP Chemicals’ investment in ethane infrastructure and feedstock flexibility positions it at the forefront of China’s petrochemical sector transformation. As U.S. ethane exports rise and China’s demand for cost-competitive chemicals grows, the company’s strategy is likely to set a benchmark for the region’s evolving industry landscape.

#spchemical #china #taixing #crackerfeedstock #ethane #gascracker #technip #enterpriseproductspartners #yncc #ptt

Well Resources and PetroChina Dagang refinery personnel tour the Ionikylation Unit at PetroChina's Dagang Refinery, which reached 1,000 Days of Continuous Operation.

Well Resources, Calgary, Canada | May 12, 2025 –  PetroChina Dagang Petrochemical Company has reached the milestone of 1,000 continuous days of operation for its 150,000 tpy Ionikylation unit.

The successful commissioning of the ¥330 million RMB alkylation unit based on composite ionic liquid (CIL) alkylation technology was reported on August 14, 2022. Throughout its operation, the unit has produced 98 RON alkylate. The Dagang Ionikylation unit occupies a plot space of 159m x 71m.

The Dagang refinery has an annual crude processing capacity of 5,000,000 tpy, producing 1,500,000 tpy of gasoline. Ionikylation was selected for its demonstrated ability to improve the quality and efficiency of alkylate production, enabling the company to meet National VI gasoline upgrade requirements while improving its environmental and operational safety profile.

Representatives from Well Resources recently visited the Dagang refinery to celebrate the 1,000-day operational milestone and discuss ongoing process optimization initiatives. In late 2023, the Dagang refinery began field-testing next-generation CIL catalyst formulation, which has resulted in a 35% reduction of the catalyst consumption rate compared to the original design basis.

Ionikylation is a ionic liquids-based alkylation technology for the production of high-octane alkylate that is free from sulfur, benzene, olefins, and aromatics. The inherently safe and sustainable process allows a refiner to transition away from using hazardous and corrosive acid catalysts and additives. All Ionikylation process equipment is manufactured using carbon steel, and the process eliminates the need for costly containment systems for handling hazardous chemicals.

In 2020, Ionikylation achieved an industry milestone as the first ionic liquids-based technology to be used to revamp an existing hydrofluoric acid alkylation unit at Sinopec’s Wuhan refinery. Well Resources is the global licensor of Ionikylation developed by China University of Petroleum (CUP).

#ionikylation #wellresources #cup #chinauniversityofpetroleum #sinopec #china #dagang #refinery #gasoline #alkylation #octane

By: Portfolio Planning PLUS, 7 May 2025

Lianyungang Jiaao Enproenergy: Accelerating China’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Industry with Global Partnerships and Export Milestones

Lianyungang Jiaao Enproenergy Co., Ltd. (连云港嘉澳恩普能源有限公司), a subsidiary of Zhejiang Jiaao Enprotech Stock Co., Ltd. (浙江嘉澳环保科技股份有限公司), has rapidly emerged as a leader in China’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry. The company focuses on converting waste oils into low-carbon fuels using advanced processing technologies, positioning itself at the forefront of green energy innovation both domestically and internationally.

In August 2022, Lianyungang Jiaao Enproenergy attracted significant international attention when BP Global Investments Ltd. acquired a 15% equity stake in the company for $49.56 million (CNY 354 million). This strategic investment marked BP’s first major SAF investment in China. The partnership is designed to accelerate the development and commercialization of SAF in China, leveraging BP’s global energy expertise and Jiaao’s technological capabilities.

The momentum continued in September 2022, when Lianyungang Jiaao Enproenergy officially launched a landmark project in collaboration with Honeywell UOP. The facility, located in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, is designed for an annual output of 500,000 metric tons of SAF, making it the largest single-unit SAF plant in China. The project integrates Jiaao’s proprietary waste oil pretreatment technology with Honeywell’s cutting-edge UOP Ecofining™ process and Experion® PKS control systems, ensuring the production of high-quality SAF that meets stringent international standards, including those required for export to the European Union. The plant began production in March 2025, further solidifying Jiaao’s leadership in the sector.

In April 2025, Lianyungang Jiaao Enproenergy received approval from China’s Ministry of Commerce and other authorities to participate in a “white list” export trial for bio-jet fuel, allowing up to 372,400 tons of SAF production for export in 2025. The company completed its first export shipment of 13,400 tons to Europe in May 2025. These milestones position Jiaao to benefit from China’s anticipated SAF blending mandate of 2–5% by 2030.


#saf #sustainableaviationfuel #sustainability #hydroprocessedestersandfattyacids #hefa #hefaspk #lianyungang #jiaao #enproenergy #enprotech #bp #britishpetroleum #lowcarbonfuels #honeywell #uop #ecofining #china #exportlicense #blendingmandate

Zhejiang Jiaao Enprotech, a Chinese producer of Eco-friendly Plasticizers, Biodiesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) has been created.


#jiaao #enprotech #china #zheijiang #plasticizers #sustainability #saf #sustainableaviationfuels #biodiesel

Yantai, China | April 25, 2025

Kuwait’s Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC), has acquired a 25% stake in Wanhua Chemical (Yantai) Petrochemical Co., Ltd., marking the largest Kuwaiti investment in China’s petrochemical sector to date. The deal, valued at $638 million, gives PIC a significant interest in a cluster of advanced petrochemical units in Yantai, including facilities producing propylene oxide, tert-butyl alcohol, acrylic acid, and butyl acrylate.

This strategic move is designed to diversify PIC’s product portfolio and expand its footprint in the fast-growing Chinese market, while giving Wanhua improved access to Gulf feedstocks and a strong international partner. The partnership also underscores a broader industry trend: Gulf energy companies are shifting from traditional oil exports to integrated, value-added investments in Asia’s downstream sector.

The agreement was signed in Yantai by PIC CEO Nadia Al-Hajji and Wanhua Chemical President Qu Guangwu, in the presence of senior executives from both companies and Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). Citi acted as financial advisor and Ashurst as legal counsel for PIC.

The PIC-Wanhua alliance is expected to accelerate innovation, operational efficiency, and sustainable growth for both partners, positioning them to capitalize on Asia’s expanding demand for high-value petrochemicals.

#pic #wanhua #kuwait #china #yantai #propyleneoxide #acrylates #oxochemicals

Wanhua Chemical (Ningbo) Chlor-Alkali Co., Ltd. has been added.


#wanhua #chloralkali #china #zheijiang #ningbo

#wanhua #petrochemical #yantai #shandong #china

Wanhua Chemical (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. has been added.


#wanhua #ningbo #china #mdi #polyurethane #chloralkali

Details about existing plants and refinery capacity have been updated. Absent more detailed information about plant capacities, mass balance can not be generated.

Isoalky Alkylation and Flexicoking units have been added.

#isoalky #flexicoking #exxonmobil #uop #chevron #hongrun #china #petrochemical

June 13, 2022 -- Zhenhai Refining and Chemical's 100,000 ton/year bio-jet fuel industrial production unit

The biofuel plant employing SRJET technology for the production of Sustaainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), started up in June 2022, has been added to the Zhenhai Refinery.

#sinopec #zhenhai #china #biofuels #usedcookingoil #sustainableaviationfuel #saf #jetfuel #Sustainability

CSPCL Huizhou Petrochemical Plant / Shell

Beijing, China, February 22, 2016 -- CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited (CSPC), a joint venture between Shell Nanhai B.V. and CNOOC Petrochemicals Investment Ltd., has officially announced the third phase of expansion for its petrochemical complex in Daya Bay, Huizhou, Guangdong Province. This ambitious project, valued at $6.7 billion, represents a significant step forward in meeting China's growing demand for petrochemical products.

The expansion will include the construction of a third ethane cracker with a planned capacity of 1.6 million tonnes per year (tpy) of ethylene, boosting the complex's total ethylene production capacity to 3.8 million tpy. Ethylene serves as a key building block for plastics and other essential chemical products. Alongside the cracker, the project will add 16 downstream derivatives units producing specialty chemicals including linear alpha olefins, Bisphenol-A (240,000 topy), polycarbonates (260,000 tpy), and diphenyl carbonate (220,000 tpy).

Linear alpha olefins are vital for manufacturing detergent alcohol and synthetic lubricants, while polycarbonates are used in impact-resistant plastics that can replace carbon-intensive steel. Carbonate solvents play a critical role in lithium-ion batteries, supporting the electric vehicle sector and energy storage solutions.

The new facilities aim to meet domestic demand across various industries, including agriculture, construction, healthcare, and consumer goods.

Scheduled for completion by 2028, the project incorporates innovative technologies to reduce environmental impact. CSPC plans to electrify compressor units and increase renewable energy usage to achieve a 20% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, aligning with China's carbon neutrality goals.

#sustainabilitygoals #steamcracker #ethanecracker #ethylene #cnooc #cspc #shell #china #huizhou #guangdong #sustainability #linearalphaolefins #lao #polycarbonate #electrification #renewableenergy #carbonemissions #neutralitygoals

Daxie refinery, Nov 4, 2024 / Ningo Petrochemical Association

China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) announced plans to commission its upgraded refinery and petrochemical complex on Daxie Island, Ningbo, later this year, following a major investment totaling approximately $2.74 billion.

Recent updates from CNOOC's refining division provide detailed insights into the expansion project, including the capacities of key processing units. The upgraded facility will feature:

• A new crude processing unit with a capacity of 120,000 barrels per day (bpd), doubling the site's total crude processing capability to 240,000 bpd (12 million tonnes per year).
  
• A catalytic cracker capable of producing 1.4 million tonnes per year (tpy).
  
• A hydrocracker with an annual production capacity of 2.2 million tpy.
  
• A continuous reformer designed to process up to 1 million tpy.
  
• Two polypropylene units, each with an annual production capacity of 225,000 tpy, for a combined output of 450,000 tpy.

The project has achieved several key milestones. As of October 30, 2024, the utility engineering project for the integrated refinery complex—comprising 14 units—successfully passed intermediate handover inspections. Despite challenges such as tight construction schedules and overlapping interfaces, the project team implemented innovative solutions to streamline processes and ensure timely progress.

#ningbo #china #daxie #cnooc #refinery #refineryexpansion

A view of the Tarim Oilfield in the Tarim Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /China Media Group

In a significant milestone for China's energy sector, the Tarim Oilfield in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has emerged as a critical energy hub, contributing 37% of the country's total ultra-deep oil and gas production in 2024.

According to recent industry reports, the Tarim Oilfield produced approximately 150 million metric tons of oil and gas equivalent from ultra-deep reserves—formations located at depths exceeding 6,000 meters. This substantial output underscores China's growing expertise in tapping challenging deep-earth resources, helping to secure the nation's energy supply amid increasing domestic demand.

The Tarim Basin, known for its complex geological conditions and harsh environmental challenges, has long been considered one of China's most difficult regions for energy exploration. However, recent technological advancements and strategic investments by state-owned enterprises have significantly enhanced production capabilities.

Industry analysts highlight that breakthroughs in ultra-deep drilling technologies have been pivotal in unlocking these vast reserves. The successful extraction from such extreme depths demonstrates China's rapidly advancing technical capabilities in oil and gas exploration.

This achievement aligns with China's broader strategic objective to enhance domestic energy security by increasing self-sufficiency and reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels. The Tarim Oilfield's substantial contribution is expected to play a crucial role in supporting the country's economic growth and stability in coming years.

#crudeoil #baturalgas #oilandgas #tarim #oilfield #china #oilreserves #ultradeepdrilling

#lpec #sinopec #engineering #guangzhou #china #engineering

Description of the DICP Methanol-to-Olefins Technology (DMTO) has been completed.

#syn #sinopec #dicp #dmto #methanolstoolefins #china #dalian #lepc #synenergy #coaltoolefins

Shell Geismer Chemical Plant (credit: Shell)

Shell, the global energy giant, is reportedly considering a significant restructuring of its chemical business, potentially divesting operations in the United States and Europe while simultaneously expanding its joint venture presence in China.

According to industry sources, Shell is in the early stages of evaluating strategic options for its chemical assets in Western markets. The potential sale would mark a major shift in the company's portfolio strategy, moving away from regions facing higher energy costs and stricter regulatory environments.

In the United States, Shell operates several major chemical manufacturing facilities, including its massive petrochemical complex in Deer Park, TX, and chemical complexes in Geismar and Norco, LA., and Monaca, PA., where it says it stabilized production in 2024.

These facilities produce ethylene, propylene, and various specialty chemicals that serve as building blocks for consumer goods ranging from automotive parts to household products. The company also maintains research and development centers in Houston that have been instrumental in developing new chemical technologies and processes.

The company's Pennsylvania petrochemical complex in Beaver County, known as the Shell Polymers Monaca plant, could be among the assets on the chopping block. This $6 billion facility, which began operations in November 2022 after years of construction, is one of the largest of its kind in North America. The plant converts ethane from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations into polyethylene pellets used in plastics manufacturing. If sold, it would represent a stunning reversal for a project that was heavily subsidized with an estimated $1.65 billion in state tax credits and had been heralded as a major economic development win for the region.

Shell's European chemical operations are equally substantial, with major production sites in the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK. The Moerdijk facility in the Netherlands stands as one of Shell's largest European chemical plants, producing base chemicals and intermediates. In Germany, the Rheinland complex integrates refining and chemical production. Shell also operates chemical plants in Rotterdam, NL.

While scaling back in traditional markets, Shell appears to be doubling down on its Chinese joint venture with CNOOC, known as CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited (CSPC). The company is reportedly planning to expand this partnership, reflecting Shell's growing focus on Asian markets where demand for petrochemical products continues to rise steadily. The existing CSPC complex in Huizhou, Guangdong Province, is one of China's largest petrochemical facilities and has been operating since 2006.

"This dual approach of divesting in mature markets while expanding in growth regions aligns with broader industry trends," said an industry analyst familiar with the matter. "Many Western chemical producers are reevaluating their global footprints in response to shifting economic realities."

Shell's chemical division manufactures a range of products including ethylene, propylene, and other base chemicals used in everything from packaging to automotive components. The business has faced challenges in recent years due to volatile feedstock prices, increasing competition from Middle Eastern and Asian producers, and growing pressure to reduce environmental impacts.

The company has not officially confirmed these plans, with a spokesperson stating only that "Shell regularly reviews its portfolio of assets to ensure alignment with our strategy." If Shell proceeds with these changes, it would join several other major chemical companies that have restructured their operations in recent years to focus on specific regions or product segments where they see the greatest competitive advantage.

Industry observers note that any divestment would likely attract interest from private equity firms or chemical companies looking to expand their presence in established markets. Meanwhile, the expansion in China underscores the continued importance of the region as a growth driver for the global chemical industry.

The timeline for any potential sale remains unclear, though sources suggest Shell may begin formal processes within the next several quarters if internal reviews confirm this direction.

#shell #chemicals #divestment #westernoperations #chemicalplants #china

SP Chemical completed the first gas-based cracker in Taixing, China, in 2019, producing 780,000 tpa ethylene and 150,000 tpa propylene.

February 7, 2025 | SINGAPORE (Reuters)

Despite growing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, China's ethane imports from the United States are expected to rise significantly in 2025 as petrochemical producers seek cheaper feedstock alternatives. Major Chinese companies are investing over $16 billion in infrastructure improvements to accommodate this growth.

Industry analysts forecast China's ethane imports to reach between 6.3 million and 8.2 million metric tons in 2025, representing an increase of 9% to 34%. The U.S. Energy Information Administration projects its net ethane exports to rise 6% to 520,000 barrels per day, with China expected to absorb most of this increase.

However, two main factors currently constrain this trade growth: limited U.S. export capacity and a shortage of specialized tankers. To address these limitations, U.S. pipeline operators Energy Transfer and Enterprise Products Partners are expanding their terminal capacities.

China has also demonstrated its commitment to increasing ethane imports by reducing its import tariff to 1% in 2025, down from 2% in 2024. Enterprise CEO Jim Teague remains optimistic about the trade relationship, noting that Chinese dependence on imported propane and ethane should protect this segment from broader trade tensions.

#ethane #china #imports #usa #feedstock #refining #refinery #steamcracking #gascracker #propane #ethyleneplant

#polyethylene #polypropylene #ethyleneglycol #hpeo #meg #hdpe #lldpe #pp #ineos #lupotech #spheripol #spherizone #univation #unipolpe #master #lyondellbasell #shell #cnooc #china #cspc

CNOOC Shell Huizhou Petrochemical Complex in Daha Bay, Huizhou, China

January 15, 2015 | BEIJING | Shell China

CNOOC Shell Petrochemicals Limited (CNOOC Shell), a joint venture between Shell Nanhai Private Limited and CNOOC Petrochemical Investment Co., Ltd., has made the final investment decision to expand its petrochemical complex at Daya Bay, Huizhou, southern China.

The project will include the construction of a third ethylene cracker with a planned annual capacity of 1.6 million tons, a key component in the production of plastics, as well as a series of downstream derivative units, including linear alpha olefins.

The investment will also build a new facility for the production of high-performance specialty chemicals such as polycarbonates and carbonate solvents that are essential to everyday life.

Linear alpha olefins can be used to produce detergent alcohols and synthetic lubricant base stocks. Polycarbonates can be used to make impact-resistant plastics, replacing carbon-intensive steel, while carbonate solvents are used in lithium batteries, which are crucial for the electric vehicle sector and energy storage.

Designed primarily to meet China’s domestic demand, the new facility will produce a wide range of chemicals used in the agriculture, industry, construction, healthcare and consumer goods sectors.

The investment will enhance CNOOC Shell’s competitiveness by expanding its product value chain, promoting its further integration with existing chemical plants, and promoting its development of stronger innovation capabilities to meet the rapidly growing customer needs in the Chinese market.

"For more than two decades, CNOOC Shell has been providing high-quality products to the Chinese market and has become one of the largest Sino-foreign petrochemical joint ventures in China," said Huibert Vigeveno, Director of Downstream and Renewables Business of Shell Group.

“This new investment is a key enabler for CNOOC Shell’s strategic transformation towards higher-end and differentiated chemicals. It is consistent with Shell Chemicals & Refining’s strategy of pursuing targeted business growth in strong regions. It is also a testament to our strong partnership with CNOOC.”

The expansion is expected to be completed in 2028.


#olefins #ethylene #propylene #butenes #steamcracking #olefinplant #linearalphaolefins #lao #polycarbonate #shell #cnooc #jointventure #china #refining

Grand view of Yarlung Zangbo River in Xizang | Credit: CGTN

China is advancing plans to construct a dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River (known as the Brahmaputra in India), which has raised regional concerns. The project, part of China's renewable energy development, aims to harness hydropower in Tibet. However, downstream countries like India and Bangladesh have expressed concerns over potential impacts on water flow, ecosystems, and livelihoods. China has assured that the project will consider transboundary effects and adhere to international water-sharing norms. The dam is part of China's broader strategy to boost clean energy and reduce carbon emissions, but geopolitical tensions and environmental risks remain key challenges.

As of now, specific details regarding the exact power capacity and startup date for the dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River have not been officially confirmed by Chinese authorities. However, reports suggest that the project is part of China's ambitious plans to significantly expand its hydropower capacity in Tibet, potentially generating tens of gigawatts of electricity. The Yarlung Zangbo River, with its steep gradients and high flow volume, offers substantial hydropower potential.

The project is still in the planning and feasibility study stages, and its timeline for construction and operation remains unclear. Given the scale and complexity of such a project, as well as the need for environmental and geopolitical considerations, it may take several years before construction begins and the dam becomes operational.

China has emphasized that the project will prioritize sustainable development and consider the interests of downstream countries. However, the lack of detailed information has fueled concerns among neighboring nations and environmental groups. Further updates are expected as the project progresses through planning and approval stages.


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#dam #hydroelectric #powerplant #china #y arlungzangboriver #tibet #hydropower

Shell Nanhai description has been updated.


#shell #nanhai #china #cnoocshell #cnooc

China's largest petrochemical industrial base has been fully completed.

On December 19, the second phase of the capacity expansion and high-end new materials project of SINOPEC's Zhenhai Refining and Chemical (ZRCC), a key project of Zhejiang Province's "14th Five-Year Plan", was fully mechanically completed, setting a number of records in the construction of domestic projects of the same size, including the most extensive application of independent innovation, the highest degree of intelligence, and the best energy saving and consumption reduction. So far, the refining capacity of Zhenhai Refining and Chemical has been increased to 40 million tons, making the total refining capacity of the Zhejiang Ningbo Petrochemical Base where it is located exceed 50 million tons, making it the largest, most technologically advanced, and most competitive world-class petrochemical industrial base in the country.

The Ningbo Petrochemical Industrial Base in Zhejiang is located in the Yangtze River Delta region and is a consumption center for downstream petrochemical products. The total investment in the Phase II capacity expansion and high-end new materials project of Zhenhai Refining and Chemical is 41.6 billion yuan, covering 18 units such as atmospheric distillation, catalytic cracking, polypropylene, and propane dehydrogenation. The new production capacity is fully focused on chemical processes, which will give rise to a number of high-value-added characteristic industrial chains such as "refining-propane dehydrogenation-propylene-acrylonitrile-ABS/methionine, refining-liquefied gas-isononanol-environmentally friendly plasticizers", focusing on the development of high-end polyolefins, high-end new materials, high-end chemicals and other products, which can provide nearly 8 million tons of related products to the downstream each year, providing strong support for the integrity and competitiveness of the industrial chain of advantageous industries such as automobiles, home appliances, and textiles in the Yangtze River Delta region, and driving the trillion-level output value of the upstream and downstream industrial chains.

The project has set multiple records and established industry benchmarks. It successfully achieved domestic production of 10 core equipment pieces, including the world's largest vertical labyrinth compressor. The project extensively implemented smart technologies, achieving simultaneous delivery of digital and physical factories, and deployed a fully independent domestic industrial operating system. It utilized the independently developed "Petrochemical Smart Cloud" industrial internet ecosystem platform to effectively support operational decisions and management. Additionally, the project was the first to comprehensively implement energy-saving measures, reducing overall energy consumption by approximately 11.7%. During the construction period, the project accumulated over 90 million continuous safe work hours, with a 100% quality pass rate for unit projects, setting a new industry standard.

Source: Xinhuanet

#china #sinopec #zhenhai #ningbo #zrcc #zheijiang #pdh #adu #fcc #acrylonitrile #abs #lng #refining #petrochemicals

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, December 2024.

India has emerged as the leading source of growth in global oil consumption in 2024 and 2025, overtaking China this year, EIA reports.

China’s oil consumption grew by more than India’s in almost every year from 1998 through 2023, with China’s oil consumption regularly growing more than any other country during those years.

Over 2024 and 2025, India accounts for 25% of total oil consumption growth globally. EIA expects an increase of 0.9 million barrels per day (b/d) in global consumption of liquid fuels in 2024 and even more growth in 2025, with global oil consumption increasing by 1.3 million b/d.

Driven by rising demand for transportation fuels and fuels for home cooking, consumption of liquid fuels in India is forecast to increase by 220,000 b/d in 2024 and by 330,000 b/d in 2025. That growth is the most of any country in each of the years.

China’s liquid fuels consumption is expected to grow by 90,000 b/d in 2024 before increasing by 250,000 b/d in 2025. In China, rapidly expanding electric vehicle ownership, rising use of liquefied natural gas for trucking goods, a declining population, and decelerating economic growth have limited consumption growth for transportation fuels. Most of the growth in China is the result of increasing oil use for manufacturing petrochemicals.

Although India’s growth in percentage and volume terms exceeds China’s growth in the forecast, China still consumes significantly more oil. Total consumption of liquid fuels in India was 5.3 million b/d in 2023, while China consumed more than triple that amount at 16.4 million b/d in 2023, based on December estimates.

Read our oil demand forecast to 2050.

#fuels #petrochemicals #electricvehicles #crudeoil #naturalgas #lng #liquidfuels #china #india

The ethylene plant employing Huanqiu Engineering technology has a total of 7 cracking furnaces, including two gas furnaces and five liquid furnaces | weixin | 27 Oct 2024


Dushanzi Petrochemical Tarim Phase II Ethylene Project is accelerating

Petrochemical Industry Going Global Alliance | November 9, 2024

At present, Dushanzi Petrochemical is accelerating the construction of the Tarim 1.2 million tons/year Phase II ethylene project, which will quickly release 1.2 million tons of polyethylene, 450,000 tons of polypropylene, and 100,000 tons of rubber production capacity. At the same time, it can provide 400,000 tons of raw materials per year to drive the development of the downstream industrial chain.

The Tarim 1.2 million tons/year Phase II ethylene project adheres to the innovative and green construction concept and has built 11 major production units, 10 of which use domestic technology (9 use China Petroleum’s own technology); it maximizes the use of domestic technology and localized equipment, with a localization rate of 99%.

At the end of October this year, the first domestically produced dual-end functionalized solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber SSBR3540 F was successfully started up at the 240,000 tons/year SSBR/SBS rubber unit of PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical, filling the domestic gap. Currently, the production capacity of solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber of Dushanzi Petrochemical has reached 160,000 tons/year.

#cnpc #petrochina #dushanzi #tarim #ethylene #polyethylene #polypropylene #sbs #rubber #ssbr #china

Photo: On August 23, the 45,000 standard cubic meters/hour air separation unit of Jilin Petrochemical was started up

Jilin Petrochemical Refining and Chemical Transformation and Upgrading Project is accelerating

Petrochemical Industry Going Global Alliance | November 9, 2024

At present, the CNPC's Jilin Petrochemical Refining and Chemical Transformation and Upgrading Project with a total investment of 33.9 billion yuan is accelerating. It is expected that 18 main units and 142 small overall projects of the transformation and upgrading project will be delivered before November 30. Before the end of the year, all 21 units will be delivered, and the project will be fully put into production in 2025.

After it is put into production, it can achieve an increase of 2.8 million tons of chemical products per year. After the project is put into production, while maintaining the crude oil processing capacity unchanged, it can achieve a reduction of 2.63 million tons/year in oil product output and an increase of about 2.77 million tons/year in chemical products. The effect of "reducing oil and increasing chemicals" is significant; especially after the ABS production capacity reaches 1.8 million tons/year, it will rank first in China and third in the world, highlighting the advantages of the industrial chain; new high-value-added chemical products and new materials such as EVA, bisphenol A, and butadiene rubber will be added.

#jilin #petrochemical #china #ethylene #refining #chemical

#hengyi #petrochemical #china #zheijiang #hangzhou #pta #pet #polyester #paraxylene #meg #ethyleneglycol #cpl #pa6

BASF launches new high-density polyethylene brand and makes significant progress in the construction of its integrated base in Zhanjiang

2^nd Dec 2024 | Sina.com | Author: PROCESS Process Industry

On November 29, 2024, BASF launched a new high-density polyethylene (HDPE) brand, Easiplas^TM. At the same time, the construction of the high-density polyethylene plant at BASF’s Zhanjiang integrated base also made significant progress.

The high-density polyethylene plant under construction at BASF’s Zhanjiang integrated base also recently reached key milestones, including the successful installation of the reactor and product degassing silo, taking another substantial step towards the mechanical completion of the plant. The high-density polyethylene plant at BASF's integrated base in Zhanjiang will start construction in 2023, with an estimated annual production capacity of 500,000 tons, and is scheduled to be put into production at the end of 2025.

The brand name Easiplas^TM highlights high-quality plastic products made on latest technology that are easy to process and use.


Note: Technology employed can not be retrieved. Photo of the plant clearly shows a single gas phase reactor. It is strongly presumed the technology is Unipol PE employing Prodigy catalyst for making bimodal HDPE products.


#hdpe #basf #china #zhanjiang #guandong

Lummus Catofin catalytic dehydrogenation and Technip Lliquid steam cracker plants have been added together with their main productions.


#dalian #hengli #china #liaoning #catofin #pdh #dehydrogenation #propene #ethylene #isobutene #steamcracker #liquidfeed #technip

BASF successfully installed steam cracker module at its Zhanjiang integrated site

20^th Nov 2024 | Source: Zhanjiang Cloud Media | Author: Reporter Chen Yan

Recently, the steam cracker module of BASF’s Zhanjiang integrated base was successfully installed, marking a new milestone in the construction of the project and taking a solid step towards the goal of putting the integrated core into operation by the end of 2025.

Tian Yaqing, senior vice president of integrated project management at BASF's new integrated site in China, said that the modular construction concept adopted by the plant has significant advantages in terms of efficiency, safety and quality. "By using pre-assembled modules, we can simplify the construction process, shorten the project duration and minimize on-site disturbance. This approach not only improves safety through more controlled assembly in a factory environment, but also ensures the stability of the quality of each component."

Currently, BASF's Zhanjiang integrated base is making every effort to build its integrated core, including a steam cracking unit and multiple downstream units for the production of petrochemicals, intermediates, etc.

#steamcracker #zhanjiang #basf #ethyleneplant #china

10 Dec 2024.

COAL IMPORTS

In 2024, the global reliance on thermal coal is proving to be more resilient than expected. Kpler reports a 9 million metric ton increase in thermal coal exports for the first 11 months compared to 2023, with Indonesia leading the charge by exporting over 500 million metric tons. Exports will climb further in December as power firms stock up for the Northern hemisphere winter. China expanded imports by around 8% to a record 340 million tons from January 1st through the first week of December.

COAL IMPORTS AND CONSUMPTION

China's electricity generation from coal-fired plants climbed 2% over the first 10 months of 2024 to a new record of 4,838 terawatt hours, according to energy think tank Ember, making 2024 the ninth consecutive year of coal-fired expansion in China. The continued expansion in coal imports and use underscores the difficulty of dislodging fossil fuels from energy systems, and may disappoint those hoping for a peak in coal burning. Beyond China, other key growth markets for coal imports and consumption this year are across Southeast Asia, where several economies have benefited from expanded manufacturing output and exports, and rising regional consumption.

Sources: finimize, Reuters

#coal #thermalcoal #china #india #indonesia #coalexports #coalimports

Source: PipeChina | Time: 2024-12-02 | China-Russia East Line Natural Gas Pipeline Completed

On December 2, the China-Russia East Line Natural Gas Pipeline, the largest single-pipe gas transmission pipeline in China, was fully connected, with an annual gas transmission capacity of 38 billion cubic meters, reaching the highest level. Natural gas is transported from Heihe, Heilongjiang, all the way south to the eastern part of China, and finally reaches Shanghai.

The China-Russia East Line is the third cross-border natural gas pipeline supplying gas to China after the Central Asia Pipeline and the China-Myanmar Pipeline. It is an important part of the Northeast Corridor among China's four major energy strategic channels.

The China-Russia East Line starts from Heihe, Heilongjiang Province in the north and ends in Shanghai, passing through 9 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities. It is 5,111
kilometers long and is divided into three sections: the northern section (Heihe, Heilongjiang Province - Changling, Jilin Province), the middle section (Changling, Jilin Province - Yongqing, Hebei Province), and the southern section (Yongqing, Hebei Province - Shanghai).

Since the northern section was put into operation on December 2, 2019, the sections from Changling, Jilin to Taixing, Jiangsu have been put into operation one after another, and the natural gas transported has increased year by year from 5 billion cubic meters in the first year to more than 30 billion cubic meters in 2024. The Nantong to Luzhi section put into operation this time is the last section of the newly built pipeline in the southern section of the China-Russia East Line, which realizes the full connection of the China-Russia East Line, and the "north gas goes south" directly to Shanghai, and is connected with the West-East Gas Pipeline System to further cover Zhejiang, Anhui and other places.

With the full line connected, the annual gas transmission capacity of the China-Russia East Line reached 38 billion cubic meters, and it was interconnected with the Northeast Pipeline Network, the Shaanxi-Beijing Pipeline System, the West-East Gas Pipeline System, and multiple coastal liquefied natural gas receiving stations and gas storage facilities, effectively enhancing the natural gas supply capacity and emergency peak-shaving guarantee capabilities in China's eastern region. It is estimated that by 2025, the natural gas entering the Yangtze River Delta region through the China-Russia East Line will further increase by nearly 5 billion cubic meters, accounting for about one-fifth of the total gas transmission of the National Pipeline Network Group to the Yangtze River Delta region, effectively improving the regional natural gas supply capacity.

#pipechina #naturalgas #naturalgaspipelinegroup #pipeline #gaspipeline #china #russia #gasnetwork #chinarussiaeastline

2024-04-19 20:00 Source: Chemical Oil News

On the morning of November 28, 2023, the construction of the 120,000 tons/year solution butadiene styrene rubber (SSBR) unit and the 80,000 tons/year styrene-butadiene-styrene thermoplastic elastomer (SBS) unit of the Guangxi Petrochemical Refining and Chemical Integration Transformation and Upgrading Project started.

Among them, the 120,000 tons/year solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (SSBR) unit adopts a complete set of technologies jointly developed by China Petroleum and Chemical Research Institute and Lanzhou Huanqiu Engineering Co., Ltd. The unit has two production lines, a 60,000 tons/year continuous polymerization SSBR production line and a 60,000 tons/year intermittent polymerization SSBR production line, which can produce the largest general-purpose grades and fourth-generation functionalized grades in the domestic market. The grades of the intermittent production line are mainly third/fourth-generation functionalized grades, and the grades can be customized and developed according to the needs of the downstream market. The unit is EPC-contracted by a consortium consisting of Lanzhou Huanqiu and CNPC Seventh Construction, and is scheduled to be delivered in June 2025.

80,000 tons/year styrene-butadiene-styrene thermoplastic elastomer (SBS) plantThe process technology jointly developed by Xinjiang Huanqiu Company and Dushanzi Petrochemical is adopted. The key technology of this process lies in its SBS intermittent polymerization technology, which has great production flexibility and can produce a variety of grades of products. According to the final use and product range, SBS products with different components and structures can be produced to meet the needs of downstream asphalt modification, polymer modification, shoemaking, adhesives, etc. The consortium composed of Xinjiang Huanqiu and CNPC First Construction will undertake the EPC general contracting, and the project is scheduled to be handed over in June 2025.

#sbs #cnpc #petrochina #ssbr #sbs #styrenebutadiene #china

Photos:
▪️ Guangxi Petrochemical's 1.2 million tons/year ethylene cracking unit cracking furnace hoisting operation.
▪️ Builders carry out pipeline welding operations at the 50,000 tons/year hexene-1 unit.
▪️ Builders carried out modular pipeline gallery hoisting operations at the 270,000/600,000 ton/year propylene oxide co-production styrene unit.

Guangxi Petrochemical Refining and Chemical Integration Transformation and Upgrading Project Construction Progress Exceeds Halfway

China Petroleum News | 2024-11-27 16:04 | Beijing

On November 22, the 80-meter-high, 3,200-ton 1.2 million tons/year ethylene cracking unit cracking gas furnace module was in place.

On November 21, the last spherical tank in the chemical pressure tank area was successfully capped. On November 20, all towers of the 50,000 tons/year hexene-1 unit were hoisted.

On November 14, the installation of four modules of the cracked gasoline hydrogenation unit was completed...

Entering November, the Guangxi Petrochemical Refining and Chemical Integration Transformation and Upgrading Project has been successful, and many installation tasks have been completed according to the nodes. At present, the overall progress of the project has been completed by 62.81%, and the construction progress has exceeded half.

In order to improve the project construction progress and ensure the quality and inherent safety of the project, the Guangxi Petrochemical Refining and Chemical Integration Transformation and Upgrading Project strictly implemented the group company's "six-in-one" construction concept at the beginning of the design, and made the construction safer, more efficient and reliable through factory prefabrication and modular construction. In order to further promote factory prefabrication and modular construction, Guangxi Petrochemical has built "second construction sites" of varying sizes near the project construction site in accordance with local conditions - prefabrication yards, of which there are 8 pipeline prefabrication yards alone. The factory prefabrication rate of the steel structure of this project exceeds 95%, and with the concept of deepening factory prefabrication and modular construction, the operating efficiency has been greatly improved, the workload and safety risks on the construction site have been greatly reduced, and civilized construction on site has been further promoted.

#cnpc #petrochina #guangxi #petrochemical #ethylene #steamcracker #hexene #gasoline #hydrogenation #china

Release time: 2023-09-15 15:21:50 Source: Saudi Arabia News (Reprinted by Business Department 3)

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) announced the commercial operation of a new polycarbonate (PC) plant built by the SSTPC joint venture. SSTPC is jointly funded by both parties in a 50:50 ratio.

Founded in 2009, Sinopec (Tianjin) Petrochemical is a large petrochemical company with nine world-class chemical, polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) production plants. The new polycarbonate plant is designed to produce 260,000 tons per year and is an important part of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation's polycarbonate growth strategy in China, which will promote cooperation with international and local customers.


#sabic #aramco #saudiarabia #china #sinopec #tianjin #petrochemical #binhai #polycarbonate #sstpc

Brussels, Apr 26, 2023, Solvay to supply technology license for hydrogen peroxide mega-plant in China

Under the license, the Group will provide GHCAC with high-productivity hydrogen peroxide technology, a comprehensive process design package and operating expertise.

Solvay, a global market leader in specialty chemicals, has signed a license agreement with Guangxi Chlor-Alkali Chemical (GHCAC), which will enable the Chinese partner to build and operate a hydrogen peroxide megaplant at Qinzhou (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) designed to support its 300 kilotons propylene oxide (PO) production and other units on site.

Under this license, Solvay will provide its proprietary hydrogen peroxide mega-scale, high productivity process technology to GHCAC, including a dedicated process design package, operating expertise and a range of services to ensure the optimized and reliable production of the new megaplant. In addition, the company will also supply GHCAC with proprietary 2-amylanthraquinone (AQ), the key chemical contributing to the high productivity and
environmentally-friendly chemical processes of Solvay’s megaplant technology.

It has been further agreed that Solvay will have a hydrogen peroxide offtake after the megaplant starts up. This will support the strategic growth of Solvay’s hydrogen peroxide business in China, in particular in the southern area.

The propylene oxide is a versatile chemical intermediate for a wide range of materials in many industrial and commercial market segments, including polyurethanes, propylene glycol ethers and propoxylated organic specialty compounds.


#hpo #hydrogenperoxide #solvay #qinzhou #china #guangxi #huayi #chloralkali

Petrochemical Industry Going Global Alliance | November 9, 2024 10:50, via WeChat.

On July 6, 2023, with the 400,000 tons/year ethylbenzene-styrene unit producing qualified products, all units of the Anqing Petrochemical Refinery Conversion Plant Structural Adjustment Project were successfully started up safely and environmentally friendly at one time.

The project is led by a 3 million tons/year heavy oil catalytic cracking unit. By increasing the production of light olefins and aromatic raw materials to produce high-value-added chemical products, it effectively enhances the adaptability and flexibility of the company's production structure to changes in demand, and explores a development path for domestic refining companies to cope with overcapacity and achieve transformation and upgrading.

Among them, the 3 million tons/year heavy oil catalytic cracking unit is the world's first RTC process heavy oil catalytic cracking unit, and the 400,000 tons/year ethylbenzene-styrene unit is currently the largest dry gas-based ethylbenzene unit in China.

The heavy oil catalytic cracking unit of Anqing Petrochemical has been started-up

Seetao 2023-06-25 15:12

The heavy oil catalytic cracking unit of Anqing Petrochemical has a total of three main fan units, namely two main units K101A/B and one backup fan unit K102. After the backup fan is successfully started and the two units have completed the relevant air tightness and other related processes, the K102 unit will be shut down, and the two main fan units K101A/B will enter the ignition furnace heating stage. It is expected that the overall start-up process will continue for more than 10 days.

Anqing will stop operating its 1.4mn t/yr fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) and 700,000 t/yr deep catalytic cracking unit, which are located near a residential area, for environmental reasons. The project will involve adding a new 3mn t/yr DCC that will enable the refinery to process crude with a higher sulphur content of 1.5pc.

Anqing currently produces 30,000 t/yr of polypropylene, 100,000 t/yr of ethylbenzene and styrene and 210,000 t/yr of acrylonitrile, among other products. It will scale up output of these products through the upgrading project.

Sinopec's Anqing refinery shifts towards petrochemicals

PETROTHALIL Analytical Petrochemical News Agency | 2020/06/23 09:38:57

Work on the 11bn yuan ($1.5bn) project at Anqing in the central province of Anhui started in early May. A Yn6.6bn first phase aims to produce around 2mn t/yr of olefins and aromatics, including 150,000 t/yr of ethylene, 640,000 t/yr of propylene and 610,000 t/yr of aromatics products. Trial production is scheduled for late 2022. A second, Yn4.4bn phase will add another 650,000 t/yr of unspecified chemical output.

Refined product output will be cut by a third after the project is complete, with the gasoline yield rising at the expense of diesel. Anqing is also expanding its pipeline connections to replace fuel transportation by river. Sinopec opened an 88,000 b/d oil products pipeline linking Anqing to the cities of Hefei, Huainan, Bengbu and Fuyang in late 2016.

Anqing will stop operating its 1.4mn t/yr fluid catalytic cracker (FCC) and 700,000 t/yr deep catalytic cracking unit, which are located near a residential area, for environmental reasons. The project will involve adding a new 3mn t/yr DCC that will enable the refinery to process crude with a higher sulphur content of 1.5pc.

Anqing currently produces 30,000 t/yr of polypropylene, 100,000 t/yr of ethylbenzene and styrene and 210,000 t/yr of acrylonitrile, among other products. It will scale up output of these products through the upgrading project.

#dcc #fcc #styrene #ethylbenzene #alkylation #dehydrogenation #aromatics #olefins #btx #resid #cracking #anqing #petrochemical #sinopec #refinery #china

Photo: circulating water plant put online on 30^th Aug 2024

7^th Sep 2024 | Source: DT New Materials, via Sohu.com

The project is related to Sinopec Maoming Petrochemical Co., Ltd., mainly including the construction of a 3 million tons/year catalytic cracking complex, a 1 million tons/year ethylene complex, and supporting public works and auxiliary facilities. The project started in June 2023 and is scheduled to be delivered in mid-2026. The project is mainly funded by its own funds and bank loans. As of June 30, 2024, a total investment of RMB 2.2 billion has been completed.

30^th Aug 2024 | Source: Golden Sheep Network, via Baidu.com

The first unit of the Maoming Petrochemical Refining Transformation and Upgrading and Ethylene Quality Improvement Project was successfully put into use. On the afternoon of August 30, 4 pumps and 10 cooling towers were started at the newly built first chemical water circulation plant of Maoming Petrochemical, and 5 pumps were stopped in the old first circulation.


#sinopec #maoming #steamcracker #ethyleneplant #ethylene #fcc #catalyticcracking #china

The oil conversion of the two Chinese oil companies SINOPEC and PETROCHINA has accelerated.

Petrochemical Industry Going Global Alliance November 9, 2024 10:50

Nowadays, it is imperative for traditional fuel-based refineries to transform into chemical-based refineries. In recent years, Sinopec and PetroChina have accelerated their transformation from oil refining to new chemical materials.

Typical Enterprises of PetroChina in Reducing Oil and Increasing Chemicals

On October 31, PetroChina held a 2024 third quarter performance briefing in Shanghai, mentioning that in the first three quarters of 2024, the commodity volume of China's petrochemical products was 28.643 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 9.7%. The output of new materials was 1.618 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 62.6%. This data shows that PetroChina has achieved outstanding results in the field of refining and new materials industry by reducing oil and increasing chemicals. In 2023, the output of new materials of China's petrochemical industry was 1.37 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 60%, and the refining and new materials business achieved an operating profit of 36.94 billion yuan.

01 | Jilin Petrochemical

At present, the Jilin Petrochemical Refining and Chemical Transformation and Upgrading Project with a total investment of 33.9 billion yuan is accelerating. It is expected that 18 main units and 142 small overall projects of the transformation and upgrading project will be delivered before November 30. Before the end of the year, all 21 units will be delivered, and the project will be fully put into production in 2025. After it is put into production, it can achieve an increase of 2.8 million tons of chemical products per year. After the project is put into production, while maintaining the crude oil processing capacity unchanged, it can achieve a reduction of 2.63 million tons/year in oil product output and an increase of about 2.77 million tons/year in chemical products. The effect of "reducing oil and increasing chemicals" is significant; especially after the ABS production capacity reaches 1.8 million tons/year, it will rank first in China and third in the world, highlighting the advantages of the industrial chain; new high-value-added chemical products and new materials such as EVA, bisphenol A, and butadiene rubber will be added.

Jilin Petrochemical has developed a high-end ABS product with high impact resistance, which is the only ABS product in China that meets the technical requirements of national and American standards for Class A helmets. This product not only meets the rigidity and toughness requirements, but also has good low temperature resistance. In an environment of -30℃, it has the same impact resistance as ordinary helmets at room temperature.

02 | Daqing Petrochemical

In November 2020, Daqing Petrochemical's refining structure adjustment, transformation and upgrading project, including 1.2 million tons/year continuous reforming unit, 2 million tons/year catalytic cracking unit and 12 other main units and 29 supporting public works and auxiliary facilities, were fully completed and put into operation. At present, Daqing Petrochemical's ethylene unit de-bottleneck and downstream supporting projects have been completed and handed over, with a total ethylene production capacity of 1.38 million tons/year, and the ethylene energy consumption of the E3 unit has dropped to less than 587.5 kg of standard oil/ton, reaching the industry's energy efficiency benchmark level.

Daqing Petrochemical has strengthened cooperation with scientific research institutes and implemented major CCUS scientific and technological projects. The on-site application of the independent technology of new coke-suppressing furnace tubes has achieved good results, and promoted the high-quality development of enterprises through technological progress. Carry out research on the localization of catalysts, and 4 imported catalysts have been replaced by domestic products for the first time. In terms of new materials, Daqing Petrochemical actively implements the new material acceleration project and strives to create a "product giant". In 2023, Daqing Petrochemical will develop 7 new products such as lithium battery diaphragm materials and Zhongmenni chlorinated polyethylene type B materials, and increase the output of 19 new (high-efficiency) products such as 19G and 2820D by 522,000 tons, and produce 11 new material products with grades such as DQDN3711 and UH060P, etc. 40,800 tons. In the first half of this year, it continued to expand the production of new (high-efficiency) chemical products such as DQDN3711 and 19G, and successfully developed 4 new products such as QL505PR and special functional fibers.

03 | Dushanzi Petrochemical

At present, Dushanzi Petrochemical is accelerating the construction of the Tarim 1.2 million tons/year Phase II ethylene project, which will quickly release 1.2 million tons of polyethylene, 450,000 tons of polypropylene, and 100,000 tons of rubber production capacity. At the same time, it can provide 400,000 tons of raw materials per year to drive the development of the downstream industrial chain.

The Tarim 1.2 million tons/year Phase II ethylene project adheres to the innovative and green construction concept and has built 11 major production units, 10 of which use domestic technology (9 use China Petroleum’s own technology); it maximizes the use of domestic technology and localized equipment, with a localization rate of 99%.

At the end of October this year, the first domestically produced dual-end functionalized solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber SSBR3540 F was successfully started up at the 240,000 tons/year SSBR/SBS rubber unit of PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical , filling the domestic gap. Currently, the production capacity of solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber of Dushanzi Petrochemical has reached 160,000 tons/year.

04 | Lanzhou Petrochemical

On June 3, the feasibility study report of the Lanzhou Petrochemical Company's transformation and upgrading ethylene renovation project (million-ton ethylene project) was approved by the China National Petroleum Corporation Party Committee Meeting, marking a key breakthrough in the project's advancement.

Lanzhou Petrochemical Company's transformation and upgrading ethylene renovation project eliminated 240,000 tons/year of obsolete ethylene production capacity, optimized 460,000 tons/year of ethylene, carried out 1.2 million tons/year of ethylene renovation, and built and put into use projects such as medical materials and high-end electronic protective film material production equipment, to comprehensively create a million-ton new material base.

After years of continuous optimization and adjustment of its structure, Lanzhou Petrochemical has formed an integrated refining and chemical production structure, with an annual ethylene output of 1.5 million tons, nitrile rubber production capacity ranking third in the world and second in Asia, and medical polypropylene RP260 filling the gap in the domestic medical material market. In 2024, Lanzhou Petrochemical will successfully produce metallocene ultra-low density polyethylene mPE1012 for the first time; produce the first batch of 220kv high-voltage cable material products CL2140P, breaking technical barriers; and implement the conversion of nitrile rubber NBR2805G and other brands in the rubber field. At present, Lanzhou Petrochemical's new material products have covered many high-tech industries such as medical polyolefins, automotive polyolefins, and metallocene polyolefins.

05 | Guangxi Petrochemical

The Guangxi Petrochemical Refining and Chemical Integration Transformation and Upgrading Project plans to build an ethylene refining unit with an annual capacity of 1.2 million tons and corresponding supporting facilities, including 14 chemical units and 2 refining units. It will promote the transformation of Guangxi Petrochemical from a "fuel type" to a "chemical product and organic material type", and realize the transformation from the refining-based refining and chemical basic industry to the "basic + high-end" energy and chemical material modernization. The total investment of the project is 30.5 billion yuan. After completion and production, it can reduce oil products by 3.49 million tons and increase chemical products by 3.06 million tons each year.

06 | Guangdong Petrochemical

As the world-class project with the largest one-time construction scale in China, the Guangdong Petrochemical Refining and Chemical Integration Project was fully put into production on February 27, 2023. This project is the largest refining and chemical project invested by PetroChina at one time, with a project scale of 20 million tons/year of refining + 2.6 million tons/year of aromatics + 1.2 million tons/year of ethylene, forming a unique deep processing route for heavy and inferior crude oil in the refining and chemical business, realizing "oil where oil is suitable, aromatics where aromatics are suitable, olefins where olefins are suitable".

Inventory of Typical Sinopec Enterprises Reducing Oil and Increasing Chemicals

Sinopec actively responded to the low point of the chemical industry's business cycle, adhered to the "basic + high-end" approach, continued to promote the diversification of raw materials, increased efforts in the development of new materials and high value-added products, and expanded the space for creating benefits.

Vigorously promote the development of domestic and overseas markets, strengthen strategic customer cooperation and product customization services. In the second half of the year, it is planned to produce 6.85 million tons of ethylene. The main investment projects of refining and chemical are:

01 | Zhenhai Refining and Chemical

The Zhenhai Refining and Chemical Expansion Project (Phase II) mainly includes the construction of a new 11 million tons/year refining plant, a 600,000 tons/year propane dehydrogenation plant and downstream processing units. The project will start construction in June 2022 and is scheduled to be delivered in December 2024. On August 30, 2024, the first batch of main and supporting projects of the Zhenhai Base Phase II - aromatics extraction, catalytic gasoline hydrogenation, and pressure tank area - achieved mechanical completion. So far, the overall schedule of the Zhenhai Base Phase II project has been completed by 95%, and the project construction is stable and orderly.

The Zhenhai 1.5 million tons/year ethylene and downstream high-end new materials industry cluster project mainly includes the construction of a new 1.5 million tons/year ethylene unit and downstream processing units, as well as supporting public works and auxiliary facilities. The project will start in November 2023 and is scheduled to be delivered in mid-2026. The project is funded by its own funds and bank loans. As of June 30, 2024, a total investment of RMB 2.8 billion has been completed.

02 | Tianjin Base

The Tianjin Nangang Ethylene and Downstream High-end New Materials Industry Cluster Project mainly includes the construction of a new 1.2 million tons/year ethylene plant and downstream processing units. The project is a key project of the country's "14th Five-Year Plan" with a total investment of over 30 billion yuan. It will extend its development downstream with a 1.2 million tons/year ethylene plant as the leader, and will build 13 sets of production units such as high-density polyethylene and linear low-density polyethylene.

In addition, the 260,000 tons/year polycarbonate (PC) project of Sinopec (Tianjin) Petrochemical Co., Ltd. will be put into commercial operation in Tianjin Nangang Industrial Zone in 2023. This project is another fruitful result of the joint venture between Sinopec and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) after the million-ton ethylene project. It will further meet the growing domestic PC market demand and promote the rapid development of the high-end new materials industry.

03 | Maoming Petrochemical

The project mainly includes the construction of a 3 million tons/year catalytic cracking complex, a 1 million tons/year ethylene complex, and supporting public works and auxiliary facilities. The project will start in June 2023 and is scheduled to be delivered in mid-2026.

This project is a key project for Maoming Petrochemical to promote new industrialization, promote high-end, intelligent and green manufacturing, and achieve the fourth leap-forward development. After all the units are put into use, the system processing capacity will increase by nearly 100% year-on-year, meeting the circulating cooling water needs of the five production units in operation and the subsequent No. 3 ethylene unit and auxiliary facilities.

04 | Hainan Refining and Chemical

On February 21, 2023, Hainan Petrochemical's 1 million tons/year ethylene and refining expansion project successfully completed the entire process, and each unit was successfully started up with one feed.

The project is a key engineering project of Hainan Province and Sinopec. It mainly includes a 1 million tons/year ethylene cracking unit and a total of 10 downstream chemical units. During the construction period, it has created jobs for more than 30,000 people, and has driven the establishment of downstream industries such as Hainan Baling New Materials Company and Oak Chemical Company, and promoted Hainan Liansu and other four companies to extend the industrial chain.

05 | Anqing Petrochemical

On July 6, 2023, with the 400,000 tons/year ethylbenzene-styrene unit producing qualified products, all units of the Anqing Petrochemical Refinery Conversion Plant Structural Adjustment Project were successfully started up safely and environmentally friendly at one time. The project is led by a 3 million tons/year heavy oil catalytic cracking unit. By increasing the production of light olefins and aromatic raw materials to produce high-value-added chemical products, it effectively enhances the adaptability and flexibility of the company's production structure to changes in demand, and explores a development path for domestic refining companies to cope with overcapacity and achieve transformation and upgrading. Among them, the 3 million tons/year heavy oil catalytic cracking unit is the world's first RTC process heavy oil catalytic cracking unit, and the 400,000 tons/year ethylbenzene-styrene unit is currently the largest dry gas method ethylbenzene unit in China.

06 | Shanghai Petrochemical

As China's first 10,000-ton 48K large-tow carbon fiber project, Shanghai Petrochemical's 24,000 tons/year raw fiber and 12,000 tons/year 48K large-tow carbon fiber project. The first domestic production line was put into operation in October 2022 and produced qualified products, marking that Sinopec's large-tow carbon fiber has successfully moved from key technology breakthroughs, industrial trial production, and industrialization to scale and localization of key equipment, breaking the passive situation of my country's carbon fiber production and equipment being controlled by people, and truly realizing independent control.

07 | Baling Petrochemical

On December 15, 2023, Line A of Baling Petrochemical's 600,000 tons/year caprolactam industry chain relocation and upgrading transformation and development project was completed and successfully started up at one time, marking the completion and production of the world's largest single-unit caprolactam production and research and development base with leading technology, opening up a new path for the green transformation and development of heavy chemical industry along the river.

The project adopts Sinopec's new generation of caprolactam green complete set of new technologies with independent intellectual property rights, and realizes industrial application for the first time. The project construction includes 58 sets of new coal gasification, caprolactam, polyamide, synthetic ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, cyclohexanone and other equipment, covering the entire industrial chain from coal-to-hydrogen to polyamide, with a localization rate of 99.9% of the equipment, including the central control system, which is completely localized.

08 | Kuche Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project

On August 30, 2023, the Kuche Green Hydrogen Demonstration Project was fully completed and put into operation. This is the first project in my country to achieve the full industrial chain of 10,000-ton green hydrogen refining and chemical production. It has an annual hydrogen production capacity of 20,000 tons by water electrolysis, a hydrogen storage capacity of 210,000 standard cubic meters, and a hydrogen transmission capacity of 28,000 standard cubic meters per hour. It is the largest photovoltaic power generation direct green hydrogen production demonstration project built using the abundant solar energy resources in western my country. The green hydrogen produced by the project is transported to Tahe Refining and Chemical through pipelines to replace natural gas hydrogen production, which can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 485,000 tons per year.

The project will build new photovoltaic power generation, water electrolysis hydrogen production, green hydrogen storage and transportation equipment, as well as public works and supporting auxiliary production facilities. The major equipment and core materials such as photovoltaic components, electrolyzers, hydrogen storage tanks, hydrogen pipelines, etc. are all domestically produced, which is of great significance to promoting the rapid development of the domestic hydrogen production equipment industry.


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Source: Jilin City, China Petroleum News, China Petrochemical News, Super Petrochemical, official websites of various companies, China Chemical Information Weekly

24 Sep 2024: The construction preparation of the project is progressing in an orderly manner, and the general layout of the construction, construction infrastructure planning, and standardized construction site construction have been completed. The site leveling of Changling North New District has been completed by about 75% , and it is planned to meet the conditions for handover by the end of October 2024. The site clearing and earthwork transportation of the refinery supporting renovation project site are currently being organized. The site leveling of Hunan Petrochemical District 2 has been started, and it is planned to meet the conditions for handover by the end of this year; the construction of three supporting first-class highways related to the project has started. Credit

Sinopec Hunan Petrochemical (Yueyang) ethylene refining and chemical integration project

12 Jul 2024, Sinopec Yueyang ethylene refining and chemical integration project starts trial operation

Recently, with the rise and fall of the 67-ton tamping hammer, Sinopec Yueyang Region (Hunan Petrochemical) 1 million tons/year ethylene refining and chemical integration project started the trial tamping in the Changling North main plant area.

Hunan Petrochemical's 1 million tons/year ethylene refining and chemical integration project is located in Yueyang Green Chemical High-tech Industrial Development Zone and started construction on January 3 this year.

19 Sep 2024, Total investment of 35.68 billion yuan! This million-ton ethylene refining and chemical integration project has made new progress

Hunan Petrochemical's 1 million tons/year ethylene refining project is being accelerated, with a total investment of 35.68 billion yuan and an estimated output value of over 100 billion yuan, which will drive downstream investment of over 150 billion yuan. The project is located in Yueyang Green Chemical High-tech Zone and has completed a number of construction preparations and safety management planning.

◾️ Project name: Sinopec Yueyang 1 million tons/year ethylene refining and chemical integration project

◾️ Project type: Greenfield Construction Project

◾️ Project location: Hunan Yueyang Green Chemical High-tech Industrial Development Zone. This project is distributed in the Changling and Baling areas of the park.
▪️ The Changling section is located in the northeast of the Changling area of the park, referred to as the Xinchang New District, with a land area of 201.05 hectares, all of which are newly acquired land.
▪️ The Baling section is located on the south side of the Baling's refining department, with a total land area of approximately 46.4 hectares, of which 27.26 hectares are newly acquired land; the expansion of the cogeneration unit is located in the thermal power department, with a land area of approximately 19.14 hectares, and does not involve additional land acquisition.

In addition, the off-site project covers an area of 90.57 hectares, involving the acquisition of 25.4 hectares of new land and the use of 65.17 hectares of existing land.

Construction content: This project will build:

◾️ a new 1 million tons/year ethylene unit

◾️ a total of 14 downstream units, including:
▪️ an ethylene unit,
▪️ an EVA unit,
▪️ an HDPE unit,
▪️ an LLDPE unit,
▪️ an aromatics-to-benzene unit,
▪️ a butadiene extraction unit,
▪️ an MTBE/butene-1 unit,
▪️ a pyrolysis gasoline hydrogenation unit,
▪️ an aromatics extraction unit,
▪️ a styrene extraction unit,
▪️ a C5 separation unit,
▪️ a CHPPO unit,
▪️ a phenol/acetone unit,
▪️ a bisphenol A unit.

At the same time, necessary storage and transportation projects, public works, auxiliary facilities and off-site projects will be constructed.

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Changling Refinery information details have been updated and its crude oil processing capacity adjusted to 8 million tonnes per year.


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Hunan Baling complex has been assigned to Sinopec Hunan Petrochemical Company and information details updated.


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Nov 2024, Hunan Petrochemical Company Profile

Sinopec Hunan Petrochemical Co., Ltd. was formed by the integration of the former Baling Petrochemical and Changling Refining and Chemical (the two companies were personally approved by Premier Zhou Enlai in the late 1960s). In the past two years, under the guidance and support of national ministries and commissions, the Hunan Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, and the Sinopec Party Committee, the company has adhered to the idea of ​​"promoting reform through development and promoting development through reform" and actively promoted integrated development and reform. Hunan Petrochemical completed its industrial and commercial registration on June 6, 2023 and officially achieved integrated operations on January 1, 2024.

The company currently has a product chain of oil refining, caprolactam-polyamide, elastomers, epoxy resins, propylene oxide, asphalt-carbon materials, etc. Among them, the primary processing capacity of oil refining is 10 million tons/year, the production capacity of caprolactam is 1 million tons/year (including 400,000 tons of Hengyi in Zhejiang Baling), the production capacity of thermoplastic elastomer is 550,000 tons/year (including 170,000 tons in Hainan Baling), the production capacity of epoxy resin is 120,000 tons/year, and the production capacity of propylene oxide is 100,000 tons/year. There are more than 100 main products. There are 10,804 registered employees and 9,153 employees on the job. In 2023, a total of 9.5 million tons of crude oil will be processed, with an operating income of 75.6 billion yuan and taxes and fees of 11.1 billion yuan.

The company attaches great importance to scientific and technological innovation, and has won 27 national awards in total, including 1 first prize in the National Technological Invention Award, 5 first prizes in the National Science and Technology Progress Award, and 1 China Industrial Award. It has more than 640 authorized patents and has been rated as an innovative enterprise of Sinopec. Its production technologies for caprolactam, thermoplastic elastomers, epoxy resins, propylene oxide, etc. are all world-leading, and all have independent intellectual property rights.

The company has successively won the honorary titles of the first batch of national first-class enterprises, national civilized units, national May 1st Labor Medal, national advanced grassroots party organization, and national outstanding enterprise for ideological and political work.

In the next step, the company will focus on building the development positioning of Hunan Petrochemical as "characteristic, green and outstanding", implement the development strategy of "innovation-driven, value-oriented, green and intelligent, and talent-driven", adhere to the development path with the construction of "1 million tons/year ethylene refining and chemical integration project" as the core, promote the formation of an industrial structure of "clean oil products + modern chemical industry + high-end chemical new materials", and strive to realize the development vision of "building a world-leading green petrochemical new materials innovation base".

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With a total investment of 27.8 billion yuan, a new million-ton ethylene project was launched.

2024-10-22, Source

The total investment of Luoyang Petrochemical's million-ton ethylene project is 27.8 billion yuan, mainly to build 13 sets of process production units such as 1 million tons/year ethylene, and implement oil refining adaptability transformation at the same time.

On December 22, 2023, China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation and Henan Shenma Guoxing Industrial Investment Co., Ltd. signed an investment cooperation intention agreement. The two parties will jointly invest to establish a joint venture to jointly build the Luoyang Petrochemical million-ton ethylene project and create a first-class green petrochemical advanced materials industry base in China.

On September 12, 2024, Sinopec Group approved the basic design of Luoyang Petrochemical's million-ton ethylene project, marking that the Luoyang Petrochemical's million-ton ethylene project will enter the full construction stage.

The construction content of Luoyang Petrochemical Million Tons of Ethylene Project includes the construction of:
°a new 1 million tons/year ethylene unit,
°a 600,000 tons/year cracking gasoline hydrogenation unit,
°a 400,000 tons/year aromatics extraction unit,
°a 300,000 tons/year m-LLDPE unit,
°a 350,000 tons/year HDPE unit, and
°a 350,000 tons/year #3 polypropylene unit.

The project is scheduled to be completed and put into operation in December 2025.

After the project is put into production, it can sell about 3 million tons of various chemical products each year, increase the output value by 20 billion yuan, drive more than 160 billion yuan of downstream industrial chain investment, and form an industrial cluster of "hundreds of billions of investment and 10,000 jobs.

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Sinopec Tianjin Branch, Sinopec (Tianjin) Petrochemical Co., Ltd. and Sinopec Group Asset Management Co., Ltd. Tianjin Petrochemical Branch are collectively referred to as Tianjin Petrochemical Company. It is a national super-large refining and chemical integration enterprise affiliated to Sinopec. It was established on December 28, 1983 and is located in Tianjin Binhai New Area.

Shareholding for each entity is assigned to Sinopec.

Tianiin refining, petrochemicals and chemicals site assigned to Tianjin Petrochemical Company as it is not clear how the activites are split between the various entities.


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Hubei Daily 2024-09-20 18:31:05

Hubei Daily News (Reporter Huang Lu, Correspondents Sun Yilin and Feng Jun) On September 20, Qianjiang held a concentrated start-up event for major projects in the third quarter of 2024, among which the Jianghan Salt Chemical Fine Chemicals and Supporting Engineering Project with a total investment of 10.8 billion yuan was announced to start construction.

The Jianghan Salt Chemical Fine Chemical and Supporting Engineering Project is located in Wangchang Park, Qianjiang High-tech Zone, and is invested and constructed by Jianghan Salt Chemical, the world's largest chlorine-containing disinfectant manufacturer. The project will further expand the basic scale of Jianghan Salt Chemical, and the park's steam, liquid alkali, chlorine and hydrogen supply capacity will be more sufficient; the newly built 30,000 tons/year bleaching powder concentrate unit will refine the characteristic business of Jianghan Salt Chemical, increase the international market supply of bleaching powder concentrate, and effectively increase the market share; the newly built 50,000 tons/year chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) unit will extend the Jianghan Salt Chemical industry chain, enrich the product variety, and initially show diversified development. After the project is completed and put into production, it is expected to have an average annual operating income of about 7.7 billion yuan, directly creating more than 1,200 jobs.

"Jianghan Salt Chemical Industry utilizes abundant brine resources to build fine chemicals and supporting projects, which will help the development of Hubei's salt chemical industry cluster." A relevant person in charge of Qianjiang Municipal Development and Reform Commission introduced that Hubei Province has formed a strategy of relying on Jianghan Salt Chemical Industry, making full use of its basic chemical raw materials such as chlorine, hydrogen, caustic soda, attracting domestic leading companies in the same industry with high industrial correlation to enter the park, extending the salt chemical industry chain, and developing a circular economy.

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Credit: hbtv news

July 16, 2024 21:34 Source: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Author: Xie Jiang, Xie Hui, Zhang Jinfeng

Jianghan Salt Chemical Industry leverages its own brine resource advantages to extend the salt chemical industry chain and provide high-quality raw materials for park enterprises.

Sinopec Jianghan Salt Chemical Hubei Co., Ltd. (Jianghan Salt Chemical for short) combines its own advantages in resources, technology and products with the local government's preferential policies for attracting investment, attracting leading enterprises in the industry to set up factories nearby, forming the Jianghan Salt Chemical Industrial Park with upstream and downstream integration. So far, three major industrial areas have been built in the Jianghan Salt Chemical Industrial Park, namely the New Chemical Industrial Park, Changfei Qianjiang Science and Technology Park and Qianjiang Microelectronics Industrial Park, with a total of 26 companies settled in. In 2022, the total sales of Jianghan Salt Chemical's products in the Jianghan Salt Chemical Industrial Park will exceed 200 million yuan, setting a historical record.

Expanding sales channels for salt chemical by-products

"Qianjiang City vigorously promotes the construction of Jianghan Salt Chemical Industrial Park. It is urgently needed for the salt chemical industry to further improve resource-based products and services such as chlorine, hydrogen, and steam to drive and promote regional economic development. At present, the 'implementation of salt chemical fine chemicals and supporting projects' has been written into the 2023 government work report. The Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government have also provided us with a good development environment for strengthening, optimizing and expanding the salt chemical industry." At the beginning of the year, Jianghan Salt Chemical Industry held a staff representative meeting to conduct a serious analysis of the development environment.

Brine resources are unique to Jianghan Oilfield and stand out in the Sinopec system. Sinopec Jianghan Oilfield salt rock resources are buried 1,000 to 3,000 meters underground, with a thickness of more than 2,000 meters. Jianghan Salt Chemical is a comprehensive chemical enterprise built by Jianghan Oilfield using underground brine resources. Brine is extracted from underground and transported to Jianghan Salt Chemical through pipelines. While producing refined salt and edible salt, it electrolyzes brine to produce chlorine, caustic soda, hydrogen and other salt chemical by-products, which are sold as chemical raw materials and fuels.

The sales of these salt chemical byproducts once troubled them. Take hydrogen as an example. When the plant was built, the annual output was only a few hundred tons. Due to the limitations of transportation volume and radius, and insufficient market development, most of the hydrogen was directly discharged, except for a small part of it compressed into steel cylinders for export. With the development of salt chemical industry over the years, the scale of production equipment has been continuously expanded. The annual output of chlor-alkali equipment has reached 200,000 tons, and the annual output of hydrogen has reached 5,000 tons.

Integrated industrial chain attracts enterprises to settle in

Over the past decade, with the implementation of the country's "Broadband China" strategy, the demand for optical fiber preforms has continued to grow, the demand for hydrogen needed to make optical fiber has increased sharply, and related industries have developed rapidly.

Changfei Optical Fiber Company is the world's leading supplier of optical fiber preforms, optical fibers and optical cables. Optical fiber manufacturing consumes a large amount of hydrogen, caustic soda and chlorine. In 2015, Jianghan Salt Chemical Industry took the initiative to connect with the company. After the company settled in, optical fiber giants such as Japan's Shin-Etsu and France's Air Liquide settled here. Around these optical fiber companies, the first industrial area in Jianghan Salt Chemical Industrial Park, Changfei Qianjiang Science and Technology Park, was born.

"What attracted us is the complete integrated industrial chain here," said Song Xianjun, director of the management committee of the Changfei Qianjiang Science and Technology Park. Hydrogen is a flammable and explosive gas that is inconvenient to transport over long distances. Jianghan Salt Chemical Industry has greatly reduced transportation risks through pipeline transportation and effectively reduced the production costs of enterprises, thus attracting many high-tech enterprises to settle here.

In addition to hydrogen, other salt chemical byproducts such as caustic soda and steam have also found stable sales channels in the park. Pipelines like silver dragons fly in the air, winding from Jianghan Salt Chemical to the Jianghan Salt Chemical Industrial Park across the river, connecting with many world-renowned optical fiber manufacturers.

In addition to the advantages of the industrial chain, the park's powerful resource recycling system also attracts enterprises. How to deal with the large amount of high-salt wastewater in production is a major problem faced by enterprises. "The extraction of brine from underground requires a large amount of fresh water. We repeatedly treat the wastewater to meet the use standards and then use it for brine extraction. This not only solves the wastewater treatment problem of enterprises in the industrial park, but also reduces the use of fresh water." said Chen Xufeng, deputy director of the Safety and Environmental Protection Department of Jianghan Salt Chemical Industry.

In addition, the waste liquid dilute hydrochloric acid produced in the production of YOFC is recycled by Jianghan Salt Chemical through pipelines, reacting with the by-product liquid produced by the bleaching powder concentrate device to release chlorine, which is then dehydrated and pressurized to become commercial chlorine. Through this process, the company can produce 22 tons of chlorine per day, thus realizing the reuse of by-products.

Provide high-quality raw materials for enterprises in the park

Today, several by-products of Jianghan Salt Chemical Industry have gone from being "useless" to "hot", with sales exceeding 50 million yuan in 2022. Among them, chlorine is mainly supplied to enterprises in the park to produce silicon tetrachloride; hydrogen, after purification, is used as raw materials together with caustic soda, steam, silicon tetrachloride, etc. to manufacture optical fiber preforms; sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, etc. are used as raw materials to manufacture photoresist cleaning fluid.

In order to provide high-quality raw materials to enterprises in the park, Jianghan Salt Chemical Company maintains close communication with important customers, downstream enterprises in the park, and various operation departments, rationally allocates resources, and ensures the balance of large systems, with a focus on the balance of the chlor-alkali hydrogen system, the balance of the water system, and the balance of the steam system, in order to ensure the balance of the park and high-load operation of production equipment.

"The production of chip-grade high-purity hydrogen peroxide requires steam to maintain a constant temperature and humidity in the production plant, and it participates in heat exchange, heating or product drying in the process," said a relevant person in charge of a microelectronics materials company.

For many years, chip-grade high-purity hydrogen peroxide has been a "bottleneck" process material for the semiconductor industry. With the first phase of Jingrui (Hubei) Microelectronics Materials Co., Ltd. put into production in Jianghan Salt Chemical Industrial Park, the stable and high-quality steam supply in the park has effectively guaranteed the smooth operation of the high-purity hydrogen peroxide production equipment, breaking the foreign monopoly of chip-grade high-purity hydrogen peroxide production technology and realizing the localization of chip-grade high-purity hydrogen peroxide.

At present, the products of upstream and downstream enterprises in the park complement each other, forming a mutually beneficial and win-win development model with Jianghan Salt Chemical as the leader, close connection between the beginning and the end, sharing of corporate resources, and recycling of materials, with a complete industrial chain and high economic efficiency.

After years of development, the park has shown a good trend of concentrated development and has achieved four world firsts, namely, the world's largest optical fiber preform production base, the optical fiber industry cluster with the most complete global industrial chain, the world's largest gas-melting quartz material production base, and the world's largest optical fiber supporting quartz material production base. It has formed the world's most complete rod fiber industry chain in Qianjiang City, changing the development pattern of Qianjiang City's single industrial structure and heavy type. Because there are many world-renowned optical fiber production companies in Jianghan Salt Chemical Industrial Park, Wangchang Town where the industrial park is located has also gained the reputation of "Optical Fiber Town".

In 2022, as more companies settled in the park, Jianghan Salt Chemical accelerated the renewal and upgrading of its equipment. On November 18, 2022, the 100,000 tons/year electrolysis equipment renewal and technical transformation project (50,000 tons of electrolytic cells in advance) was successfully put into operation. After the project is fully put into use, it can increase hydrogen production by 2,500 tons per year, further meet the production needs of downstream companies, and empower the development of the park.

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SINOPEC liquid cracker added to Gulei Ethylene Complex Phase II Project in Fujian.


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Photo: Polyvinyl chloride plant of Guangxi Huayi Chlor-Alkali Project

2024-07-04 16:57 Source: China Securities Journal

China Securities Intelligent Finance Chlor-Alkali Chemical (600618) announced on the evening of July 4 that Guangxi Huayi Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co., Ltd. has recently completed the industrial and commercial change registration procedures, and the 40% equity of Guangxi Chlor-Alkali held by Shanghai Huayi Holding Group Co., Ltd. has been registered in the name of the company. After the transaction is completed, the company holds 100% of the equity of Guangxi Chlor-Alkali and becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company.

According to a previous announcement, the company plans to use its own funds of 685 million yuan to acquire 40% of the equity of Guangxi Chlor-Alkali, a subsidiary of the company, held by Shanghai Huayi. In 2019, Guangxi Chlor-Alkali invested in the construction of a 300,000 tons/year caustic soda and 400,000 tons/year polyvinyl chloride project in Qinzhou, Guangxi. During the construction of the project, due to the company's limited funds, the company's controlling shareholder Shanghai Huayi and the company jointly funded the construction. In November 2022, the Guangxi Qinzhou project was completed and put into production. This equity acquisition will help further enhance the company's control over Guangxi Chlor-Alkali, integrate resources and improve production and operating efficiency. In the long run, it is expected to increase the company's net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company.

According to the data, Chlor-Alkali Chemical mainly manufactures and sells caustic soda, chlorine and chlorine products, as well as polyvinyl chloride plastic resins and products. The company's annual production capacity of main products is: 1.02 million tons of caustic soda, 720,000 tons of ethylene dichloride, 600,000 tons of liquid chlorine, 200,000 tons of vinyl chloride, and 480,000 tons of polyvinyl chloride. The company has formed two production bases in Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone and Qinzhou, Guangxi. The two places have their own division of labor and key tasks, and they also cooperate with each other and develop in a balanced manner.

#shanghai #guangxi #qinzhou #chloralkali #pvc #edc #vinylchloride #china

25^th Nov 2024, SINA, Reprinted from East China Science and Technology (ECEC).

Recently, the DMC recovery project of Guangxi Huayi Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. was successfully started up and produced qualified high-grade DMC (dimethyl carbonate) products. This marks the complete success of the project from design, construction to production.

Located at Qinzhou Port Economic and Technological Development Zone, The DMC recovery project is an important supporting project for the 200,000 tons/year ethylene glycol unit of Guangxi Energy Chemical Co., Ltd., consisting in constructing a DMC recovery unit to distill and purify DMC and methanol, with an output of 16,800 tons of premium dimethyl carbonate annually, and also recovering 23,256 tons of high-purity methanol annually, significantly improving resource utilization efficiency and promoting the development of the circular economy in the park.


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#shanghai #china #huayigroup

1. Complete electrolysis equipment.
2. Solar thermal energy storage products.
3. Biomass resource utilization equipment.

Bluestar Beihuaji is the only domestic supplier of complete chlor-alkali equipment that integrates basic design, detailed design, core equipment manufacturing, and installation services. It is one of the four major global suppliers of ion membrane electrolyzers, with an annual production capacity of 1 million tons of caustic soda equipment and 3 million tons of electrodes. The company provides ion membrane electrolysis equipment with an annual capacity exceeding 18 million tons of caustic soda to more than 140 chlor-alkali producers worldwide, with business covering 18 countries across Europe, Asia, America, and Africa.

Thanks to increasing international and domestic market demand for new energy, Beihuaji's solar thermal power storage products have gradually become a leading domestic supplier of solar thermal energy storage products after years of development and market promotion, participating in multiple domestic and international solar thermal projects.

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Construction site of Xinjiang Zhongtai New Materials Co., Ltd.'s resource-based comprehensive utilization methanol upgrade demonstration project. Image provided by Zhongtai New Materials Co., Ltd.

Xinjiang Zhongtai New Materials Methanol Project Construction Accelerates.

2024-08-09 12:35:58 Source: Tianshan Net - Xinjiang Daily Original

Tianshan Net-Xinjiang Daily (reported by reporter Shi Xin) At present, the construction site of Xinjiang Zhongtai New Materials Co., Ltd.'s resource-based comprehensive utilization of methanol upgrading demonstration project is crowded with people and roaring machines. Construction personnel are working hard and efficiently to advance the project towards the October 30 deadline.

The project is an important project of Xinjiang Zhongtai New Materials Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Zhongtai New Materials Company") in the modern coal chemical industry planning. It is located in Toksun County with a total investment of 5.991 billion yuan. The project makes full use of the characteristics and advantages of coal chemical industry, uses the by-product screening residues (coal powder and coke foam) of the company's semi-coke device as gasification raw materials, and turns low-value materials into production raw materials, thereby increasing their added value, extending the industrial chain, realizing the resource utilization of waste, and improving the development level of the coal classification and quality utilization industry.

At the same time, lignite tail gas (raw coal gas) can be purified to produce hydrogen, and using hydrogen as raw gas for synthesizing methanol can reduce raw coal consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.

On July 23, the first methanol synthesis tower of the project was successfully hoisted, marking the full entry into the peak stage of installation. At present, Zhongtai New Materials Company is scientifically formulating construction plans and accurately reversing construction plans with the project general contractor, construction unit, and supervision unit under the premise of ensuring quality and safety.

Ma Kui, Party Secretary and Chairman of Zhongtai New Materials Company, said that the implementation of the project can promote the comprehensive utilization of resources locally and nearby. After it is put into production, it can form mutual support between the internal industries of Xinjiang Zhongtai (Group) Co., Ltd., continuously enhance the overall competitiveness and stability of the industrial chain, and meet the methanol demand of Xinjiang fine chemicals and new chemical materials enterprises, while also creating 800 jobs.

[Editor: Liu Hai]

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Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical's 1 million ton coal-to-methanol project.

Date: 2024-9-24 | China Carbide Network News.

On September 10, 2024, the Xinjiang Zhongtai New Materials Project substation constructed by the Xinjiang Branch of Sinochem Second Construction Group Co., Ltd. successfully received power for the first time, which was well received by all parties. The completion of this key node laid the foundation for the single-unit commissioning.

The Xinjiang Zhongtai Resource Comprehensive Utilization Methanol Upgrading Demonstration Project mainly constructs 1 million tons / year methanol and 18,900 tons / year sulfuric acid production lines, as well as air separation units , gasification units, low-temperature methanol-washed synthesis gas purification units, methanol synthesis units and supporting units.

The Xinjiang Zhongtai New Materials Resource Comprehensive Utilization Methanol Upgrading Demonstration Project is located in Tongxin Industrial Park, Alehui Town, Toksun County, Xinjiang. The planned total investment is about 5.99 billion yuan. The waste gas and screenings (coke powder and coal foam) produced by the semi-coke unit built by Zhongtai Group in Toksun County are used as raw materials to build a 1 million tons / year methanol project. The gasification unit is equipped with 3 Jinhua furnaces 3.0 , which mainly produce 286.331Nm3/h ( CO+H₂ ) of synthetic gas , with an annual operating time of 8,000 hours, 2 in operation and 1 in standby.

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Mahatma Chlor-Alkali site (Photo by Hu Hui)

China-Thailand Zero Distance May 20, 2024 17:11

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s official website announced that Mahatma Energy’s Chlor-Alkali Plant was listed in the list of “leaders” in energy efficiency in key industries across the country with its unit product energy consumption index of 151.91 (kgce/t) for the calcium carbide method (general type) in the polyvinyl chloride industry. This honor is not only a recognition of Mahatma Energy’s achievements in energy efficiency management, but also reflects that Zhongtai Group has taken solid steps on the road to sustainable development.

"At present, Mahatma Energy Chlor-Alkali Plant has adopted advanced energy-saving technologies, continuously optimized production processes, and continuously improved resource utilization efficiency and reduced energy consumption and carbon emissions through projects such as cascade utilization of wastewater and recovery of waste heat from boiler flue gas." said Liu Kai, director of the Technical Department of Mahatma Energy Chlor-Alkali Plant.

In recent years, Mahatma Energy Chlor-Alkali Plant has always adhered to the core concept of green manufacturing, energy conservation and carbon reduction, and has implemented it throughout all aspects of the company's production and operation. By widely carrying out mass quality management, "Five Smalls" mass innovation, and all-staff "Golden Ideas" and other activities, it has stimulated employees' vitality to actively participate in innovation, encouraged employees to give full play to their creativity, and brought technological innovation and production improvements to the company.

In 2024 , Shengxiong Energy Chlor-Alkali Plant will continue to increase investment in energy-saving and emission-reduction innovation projects in the transformation of high-current-density bipolar zero-gap natural circulation electrolyzers and comprehensive utilization of waste heat, further promote technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and effectively improve the company's energy efficiency management level. At the same time, it will actively cooperate and communicate with advanced companies in the industry, learn from advanced experience and technology, and make greater contributions to achieving the company's sustainable development goals.


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#zhongthai #toksun #energychemical #calciumcarbide #coal #china #turpan #xinjiang

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Xinjiang Huatai Heavy Chemical Co., Ltd. (Huatai Company) and chloralkali manufacturing site in Urumqi have been added.


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Fuyou Technology, from top left to bottom right: a corner of the factory, office building, satellite view, 170 kta coal tar full fraction hydrogenation unit, 500 kta coal tar full fraction hydrogenation unit, 80 kta light hydrocarbon fraction separation unit.

Fuyou Technology has developed combined coal-based process technologies such as coal pyrolysis, hydrogenation of medium and low temperature coal tar full fractions to produce more intermediate distillate oil, efficient impurity removal and aromatics saturation of naphtha to produce cycloalkane chemicals. The company is the leading producer of methylcyclohexane, light white oil, transformer oil and aerospace special oils obtained from medium and low temperature coal tar.

Low-grade coal, which accounts for about 55% of the total coal resources in Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, has low carbon content and calorific value, and relatively high tar yield and hydrogen and oxygen content. The characteristics of the feedstock is conducive to efficient transformation and utilization through medium and low temperature pyrolysis.

Fuyou Technology's pyrolysis process product is separated into three substances: gas (coal gas), liquid (coal tar), and solid (semi-coke), and further converted to obtain clean fuels such as oil, gas, and electricity, as well as high value-added chemical products. The company has built and put into use China's first 170,000 tons/year medium and low temperature coal tar full-fraction hydrogenation high-yield intermediate distillate oil industrial demonstration unit and a 500,000 tons/year coal tar full-fraction hydrogenation production cycloalkane oil unit, promoting the high-end transformation of coal tar and realizing the transformation of coal from a single fuel to diversified products.

The naphtha separation unit now produces 80,000 tpy naphtha, which is converted mainly into cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane, and dimethylcyclohexane. Fuyou Technology is the largest methylcyclohexane producer in China, with an annual output of 30,000 tonnes, accounting for 85% of the market share. The company has also laid out industrial chain extension projects to produce high value-added products such as ethylcyclohexane.

Li Zhuoran, 10 Oct 2024, Focus on the high-quality development of Shaanxi's energy and chemical industry, West China Network.

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Shenmu Fuyou Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and production site in Yulin City, Shaanxi Province, have been added. It is a coal to chemical producer and a subsidiary of Shaanxi Coal Group.


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Mass balance has been further developed, with more assets and productions added. Several technologies need to be identified and some others require confirmation as there seems to be duplicate technologies that may come from initial announcements not executed, such as for residue hydrocracking.

#massbalance #zpc #zhoushan #china

The product sutructure of the ZPC Zhoushan refining and chemical operations has been updated.


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SYN Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly DICP) is a technology company promoting DMTO (Direct Methanol To Olefin) proprietary technology.


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Shaanxi Yanchang Coal Yulin Energy and Chemical and Jingbian production site have been added.


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Shaanxi Coal Group Yulin Chemical and the two-phases of the coal-to-chemical projects in Shenmu have been added.

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Yulin Energy Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. and manufacturing site created. Details about actual activities of the site are not clear.

Project is co-located with Shaanxi Yulin Energy Chemical New Materials Co., Ltd.

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